Are you ready for some division games?
The NHL schedule is treating us to a seemingly rare occurrence this week of multiple Metropolitan Division matchups.
Today
NY Islanders @ NY Rangers, Washington @ Carolina
Tuesday
Philadelphia @ Carolina, Pittsburgh @ NY Islanders
Thursday
Pittsburgh @ Carolina
Friday
Pittsburgh @ Washington
Saturday
New Jersey @ NY Islanders
Those should be some good early-season measuring stick games, and good for this website since many of them involve the Penguins. Before those games begin, here’s how the standings within the division are stacking up this morning. Given the differences in games played, we’ll sort again by points percentage to give a more true outlook of where each team is at.